They Wait
2007 · 89 min · Director: Ernie Barbarash
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A couple returns to North America for a family funeral, having lived in Shanghai, China for the previous six years. Soon after they arrive, their son Jamie begins to see ghosts and suffer possession by one of the living dead, and it all ties in with the Chinese festival of Ghost Month, when the doors of hell supposedly open and angry spirits are given the chance to terrorize the living.
Emotional fingerprint
They Wait (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Tension25%
- Disturbing20%
- Anxiety10%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Cast
Details
- Directed by
- Ernie Barbarash
- Written by
- Trevor Markwart, Carl Bessai, Doug Taylor
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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